“You can
respond to life situations in two ways: by acting or reacting. An action
is a response that is born of the present moment and it never generates
suffering nor causes harm. A reaction is the opposite of this: it
always sparks a chain of negative consequences. For example, if you eat
because you are hungry, simply to fulfill a natural need of your body,
this is a positive response. But if you eat when you are not hungry, to
alleviate some anxiety, then you overload your metabolism, generating
harmful consequences for your whole body.”

The practice of meditation involves listening closely to the music of your mind. We are not concerned in the moment about how things get to be the way they are, only that they are so very much exactly what they are.